Cafe Team Member

Tesco; Oban; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading grocery retailer in Oban is seeking a Team Member for their café. Responsibilities include preparing food, ensuring cleanliness, and providing exemplary customer service. The role offers guaranteed working hours and flexibility in scheduling. Ideal candidates will have a commitment to hospitality and work well in a team environment. This position is perfect for those looking to balance work and personal commitments while being part of a supportive community.

Benefits

Colleague Clubcard with discounts

Flexible working options

Retirement savings plan

Life Assurance

Access to wellbeing services

Uniform provided

28 days holiday including Bank Holidays

Access to colleague networks

Qualifications

• A commitment to hospitality and excellent customer service.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety standards.
• The ability to work efficiently and maintain a clean environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve dishes as per the menu standards.
• Maintain cleanliness of kitchen equipment and dining areas.
• Provide excellent customer service throughout shifts.

Skills

Hospitality commitment

Excellent customer service

Health and Safety knowledge

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

Tesco UK • Oban • Permanent • Apply by 01-Dec-2025

Tea is brewing. Café doors are opening. The day is about to start, and so are our café team members. They're the talented people making every day a little better for our customers. Now, you can join them.

As a Team Member in our café, you're part of everything – a bit of cooking, a bit of chatting with customers, and a lot of impact. As someone dedicated to great service, you'll make sure that every dish you prepare and serve lives up to the promise of our menu and meets all safety standards. Along with this, you'll help keep everything, from kitchen equipment to customer tables tidy and clean.

It's a lively role, full of everyday challenges, but that's just one of the reasons it's so exciting. A few other reasons include flexible working hours, opportunities for progression and so much more.

It's our policy to offer new colleagues joining us a minimum of 16 guaranteed hours each week, but if you'd like to work fewer hours (to a minimum of 12) we have opportunities for this too and would still love to hear from you.

The table shows the periods of time in the week we'd like you to be available to work – the availability windows. We will schedule your contracted hours within these times, and you'll have 3 weeks' notice of exactly when your shifts will be. We are happy to support flexibility for our colleagues, therefore if the times you're available to work match closely but not exactly to the times we are advertising, we'd still love to hear from you. To read more, visit our schedule page.

Please note that you need to be 18 or over to apply for this role.

What is in it for you

Alongside a fantastic work life balance, we offer excellent benefits that help make The Cafe a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:

• Colleague Clubcard after 3 months service – 10% increasing to 15% after every pay day for a four-day period, off most purchases at Tesco
• Request flexible working from day one
• Retirement savings plan
• Life Assurance
• Access to free wellbeing services with a range of resources to support your mind, body, and life
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for the home
• Uniform provided and policies to support you for all of life's moments, big and small
• Holiday starting at 28 days (including Bank Holidays)
• Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds. For more information about our colleague networks, click here.

You will need

• A commitment to hospitality and excellent customer service.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety standards.
• The ability to work efficiently and maintain a clean environment.

Personal

• Comfortable working in a team.
• Great communicator with a proactive attitude.
• Ability to multitask and work well under pressure.
• Confident using your initiative to improve ways of working.
• Good at planning and keeping things organised.
• Adaptable to working in the buzz of a fast‑paced environment.

About us

With 329 Cafes across the country and counting, our teams work closely to make sure that the customer experience is to the best standard and service; no two days are ever the same! Tesco Cafes are a great place to work, with a genuine family feel – truly a Place to Get On.

Diversity and inclusion

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Tesco means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone's Welcome.

Flexible working

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome chats about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life‑changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

Accessibility

We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, click here.

Application process

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.